Launceston Respiratory & Sleep Centre

"Cancelled appointment due to flue symptoms, was told that I would have to pay a non attendance fee!!!"

"GREEDY, IGNORANT, OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE COMMON AUSTRALIAN I have excessive daytime sleepiness and I exhibit traits of shift-work sleep disorder due to work as a musician and also un-medicated ADHD symptoms, (waiting to see psychiatrist for diagnosis and treatment) and I work in late night/early morning hospitality (7pm to 3am.) Modafinil is a medication that improves executive function. I drive an hour each way to work and home and this medication stops me from getting sleep while driving. It has helped improve my concentration and attention span at work and for the first time, I've begun to feel "neurotypical." The PBS indicates this medication for the treatment of narcolepsy and shift work sleep disorder, among other indications. A family physician can only write a prescription for modafinil privately at full cost (approx $90) whilst a respiratory physician can write a prescription as per the pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) for less than $42.50 I was denied a PBS benefit for modafinil. Dr. Chia told me to find another job. That's easy enough for a physician to say on their comfortable salary while many of us Tasmanians are struggling with full-time study and low incomes - working any job we can secure and any hours we can sign up for. My service was not worth the ridiculously high price and now I'm stuck paying $90 for my medication because I have been denied PBS. Perhaps the doctor would rather line his pocket up with the pharmaceutical industry than treat his patients. Very disappointed."

"Excellent clinic. Friendly staff. The only beef I have is when you make payment, the refund takes days to be returned to bank account, which I find weird, at our local gp clinic, the refund is instant, but not here. I wouldn't care if it was for a small amount but for nearly 300 dollars, it leaves you out of pocket for days. Paid our bill 64 hours ago, 2 and a half days ago and it still has not been submitted to Medicare."

"Friendly staff but limited tight parking, also watch out when using the google GPS to find this place as it is a little off, the actual clinic is in the Mantra Charles Hotel at the back. I did upload the true location for it so hopefully they will fix it so other people don't struggle to find it."

"How lucky I feel to have this wonderful Respiratory Centre in Launceston. Thank you Colin and staff."